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If there's one major selling point for EA Sports UFC, it's the detailed likeness of its fighters. The publisher touted as much in its latest trailer for the PS4 and Xbox One MMA game, which is due out this spring.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>athletesEAEA-Sportsea-sports-ufcElectronic-ArtsfightersFightingjon-joneslikenessmicrosoftmixed-martial-artsMMAplaystationps4trailerufcxbox-oneMon, 10 Feb 2014 18:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/28/former-nfl-player-looks-to-unite-athletes-and-gamers-with-overd/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/28/former-nfl-player-looks-to-unite-athletes-and-gamers-with-overd/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/28/former-nfl-player-looks-to-unite-athletes-and-gamers-with-overd/#commentsHunter Hillenmeyer spent eight years in the NFL as a linebacker for the Chicago Bears. For five of those years, he served as a player rep, which he describes as a "liaison between players and everything else that goes on, whether that's labor relations or off-the-field opportunities."

Aside from public appearances and social media, fans don't have many ways to interact with their favorite athletes on a personal level. Hillenmeyer argues there are "better, more fun, more efficient ways to connect athletes with fans." He sees an opportunity for video games to fill that role, and that's where his new service called OverDog comes in.

Teaming up with a number of developers and gathering advice from fellow professional athletes, Hillenmeyer's plan is to launch the beta version of a mobile app for iOS in April and deploying to Android users later. Athletes looking for some competition in their favorite games can challenge fans through the app, and one lucky fan will have the chance to battle against sports stars on the athlete's game and platform of choice.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidathleteshunter-hillenmeyerinterviewiosipadiphonekickstartermobileoverdogsportsThu, 28 Feb 2013 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/18/former-ncaa-athletes-lawsuit-against-ea-is-so-on/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/18/former-ncaa-athletes-lawsuit-against-ea-is-so-on/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/18/former-ncaa-athletes-lawsuit-against-ea-is-so-on/#commentsEA's request to dismiss a class action lawsuit from former NCAA athletes has been denied, meaning the trial will movie forward and EA stands to lose more than $1 billion if found at fault.

The former NCAA athletes claim EA conspired with the NCAA and the CLC to have players sign away their likenesses and names to be used in video games without compensation. The players allege that in order to participate in NCAA sports they were required to sign a form allowing EA their likenesses in games, even after their college sports careers ended.

The federal judge previously dismissed other claims in the lawsuit, but denied EA's attempt to have an antitrust claim thrown out.